Hael Kobayashi, executive director of creative innovation at University of Technology Sydney to speak at CreativeMornings Sydney, Fri June 15

CreativeMornings Sydney has announced its June breakfast lecture session featuring Hael Kobayashi, executive director of creative innovation at the University of Technology Sydney.

Kobayashi, who is a doyen of the creative industries and chair of Digital Sydney, will speak about the theme: The Intersection of Arts + Technology, at the event, which is the second of the free monthly breakfast lectures to take place in Sydney.

Kobayashi has more than 30 years experience in film, digital and new media, design and performing arts and has held senior roles with OmniLab Media Group, Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light + Magic and DreamWorks Animation.  Kobayashi was associate producer for Animal Logic on the Oscar winning, animated feature “Happy Feet”. 

Since 2004, he has been involved with Sydney’s emergence as a creative innovation hub, as chair of digital Sydney and he is associate director at the Creative Industries Innovation Centre (CIIC).

CreativeMornings Sydney is part of the global CreativeMornings movement, which was launched in New York in 2008 by Tina Roth Eisenberg (swissmiss). CreativeMornings are a series of casual, accessible events that serve as a mini-conference and inspirational community boost before work. The events now take place in 29 cities around the world.

This month marks the first time in the event’s history, that all 29 CreativeMornings chapters will host their events under the one unified theme.

CreativeMornings Sydney is supported by creative company BMF and design school Tractor.

CreativeMornings Sydney will take place on Friday 15 June from 8.30am at Surry Hills Library and Community Centre. Tickets are free and available online 

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